1. How was life changing as a result of technology? In what
regard?
2. What will the increasing use and dependency on technology
mean for
Americans?
3. How will technology influence social stratification?
4. Who will benefit the most from technology--the common folk
or the
industrialists? Explain.

Student-developed questions and activities:

Students will utilize actual examples from both
images and textual documentation in responding to these questions.

Follow-up Activities:

1. Show the "Sears Catalogue" excerpt from the
American Experience series
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ 2. Photocopy excerpts from reproductions of Sears
Catalogues from this time period and
create mini-catalogues for student use This is especially good for developing
inferences.
3. Choose individual items from the reproductions of the
Sears Catalogue(s) and digitize them for a
a specialized or directed lesson on technology. A
less-technological alternative would be to make
color copy these images and laminate them for in-class posting in an
active collaboratory setting.